Funeral for West Port senior set for Friday

Published: Saturday, August 24, 2013 at 8:34 p.m.

Last Modified: Saturday, August 24, 2013 at 8:34 p.m.

Funeral services for a West Port High senior killed in a three-car crash on Thursday is set for Friday, according to a family friend.

The Rev. Robert Lopez of Centro Cristiano Vida, or CC Vida, said there will be a viewing for only family and close friends of Angel David Guevara “Kilo” Arenas at Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, 910 E. Silver Springs Blvd., from 2-8 p.m. on Thursday.

On Friday, funeral services for the young man will be held at CC Vida, 3530 E. Fort King St., from 6-8 p.m.

Arenas died Thursday when he lost control of the 2001 BMW he was driving near the intersection of Southwest 20th Street and 47th Avenue and it crossed the median and into oncoming traffic and slammed into an Oldsmobile.

The back end of the BMW then struck a Honda Accord, which was traveling in the same direction as the Oldsmobile.

The 20-year-old Arenas was pronounced dead at the scene.

Emanuel Casillas-Green, 17, and Daniel Espinoza, 18, also West Port students and passengers in the BMW, were injured in the crash. Emanuel was taken to a hospital and has since been released. Espinoza remains at a hospital in critical condition.

Michael Haley Hyde, 19, a former student at the school and the driver of the Oldsmobile, was taken to a hospital, where he was treated and released.

Wilford Laughlin, driver of the Honda Accord, was not injured in the accident. His wife, Vilma, was in the passenger seat and suffered nicks from flying glass. She declined medical treatment.

Arenas had left school and was on his way to drop off his friends at their homes.

Investigators from the Ocala Police Department said a combination of factors — speed, a wet road and bald tires — were the cause of the accident.

The young’s man death is the second for the school in 2013.

Brandon Andrew Garner, 16, a ninth-grader, lost control of his pickup on rain-slick County Road 484 as he was heading east in the right lane on Valentine’s Day and slammed into an oak tree off the side of the road, according to Florida Highway Patrol troopers. The crash occurred near Marion Oaks Boulevard, not far from where Brandon lived.

Leaving school that afternoon, Brandon had just dropped a friend off at home.

<p>Funeral services for a West Port High senior killed in a three-car crash on Thursday is set for Friday, according to a family friend.</p><p>The Rev. Robert Lopez of Centro Cristiano Vida, or CC Vida, said there will be a viewing for only family and close friends of Angel David Guevara “Kilo” Arenas at Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, 910 E. Silver Springs Blvd., from 2-8 p.m. on Thursday.</p><p>On Friday, funeral services for the young man will be held at CC Vida, 3530 E. Fort King St., from 6-8 p.m.</p><p>Arenas died Thursday when he lost control of the 2001 BMW he was driving near the intersection of Southwest 20th Street and 47th Avenue and it crossed the median and into oncoming traffic and slammed into an Oldsmobile.</p><p>The back end of the BMW then struck a Honda Accord, which was traveling in the same direction as the Oldsmobile.</p><p>The 20-year-old Arenas was pronounced dead at the scene.</p><p>Emanuel Casillas-Green, 17, and Daniel Espinoza, 18, also West Port students and passengers in the BMW, were injured in the crash. Emanuel was taken to a hospital and has since been released. Espinoza remains at a hospital in critical condition.</p><p>Michael Haley Hyde, 19, a former student at the school and the driver of the Oldsmobile, was taken to a hospital, where he was treated and released.</p><p>Wilford Laughlin, driver of the Honda Accord, was not injured in the accident. His wife, Vilma, was in the passenger seat and suffered nicks from flying glass. She declined medical treatment.</p><p>Arenas had left school and was on his way to drop off his friends at their homes.</p><p>Investigators from the Ocala Police Department said a combination of factors — speed, a wet road and bald tires — were the cause of the accident.</p><p>The young's man death is the second for the school in 2013.</p><p>Brandon Andrew Garner, 16, a ninth-grader, lost control of his pickup on rain-slick County Road 484 as he was heading east in the right lane on Valentine's Day and slammed into an oak tree off the side of the road, according to Florida Highway Patrol troopers. The crash occurred near Marion Oaks Boulevard, not far from where Brandon lived.</p><p>Leaving school that afternoon, Brandon had just dropped a friend off at home.</p>